Wide roll tape dispenser



y 8, 1961 c. R. ZEITTER 2,992,727

WIDE ROLL TAPE DISPENSER Filed. Jan. 7, 1960 1 INVENTOR CHARMS )2 25/775? 56.5 BY M ATTORNEY5 United States Patent 2,992,727 WIPE ROLL TAPE DISPENSER Charles Zeitter, Grand Rapids, Mich., assignor to Packaging Corporation of America, Grand Rapids, Mich., a corporation of Delaware Filed Jan. 7, 1960, Ser. No. 988 8 Claims. (Cl. 206-52) This invention relates to a rolled tape holding and dispensing carton. More particularly, this invention relates to such a carton which is especially well adapted to hold wide rolls of tape.

Cartons presently in existence for holding and dispensing rolls of tape are not well suited for handling wide rolls of tape. Those cartons presently known for handling wide rolls of tape are cumbersome and complicated in structure. Further, most of these cartons are not of one-piece construction and are rather difficult to assemble. They cannot be easily reduced to a compact package which is important in shipping and storing such cartons. A suitable means has not been provided whereby material from the sides of the carton may be utilized to form a spindle for the roll of tape. This is because the width of the roll of tape approaches the diameter of the spindle and ordinary spindle forming means presently in existence will not compensate for this factor for the use of wide rolls of tape.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a one-piece carton especially adapted for holding and dispensing wide rolls of tape.

Another object of this invention is to provide such a carton which may be erected quickly and simply.

Another object of this invention is to provide such a carton which may be reduced to a flat package after assembly for storing and shipping.

Another object of this invention is to provide such a carton which is especially sturdy, it being impossible to disengage the spindle means when a roll of tape is therearound without tearing the paperboard from which it is comprised.

A further object of this invention is to provide such a carton using a minimum of material, the blank being substantially rectangular.

These and other objects of this invention will become obvious to those skilled in the tape packaging and dispensing art upon reading the following specification together with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the blank from which the carton comprising this invention is formed;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the carton formed from the blank shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the carton shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along the plane IVIV of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along the plane VV of FIG. 2.

Briefly, this invention discloses a rolled tape holding and dispensing carton having a pair of end walls and a pair of side walls. An opening is formed generally in the center of each of the side walls and a pair of diametrically spaced bridge means connect these side walls at the edges of the openings, the pair of bridge means extending through the carton to form a spindle. Each of the bridge means includes a locking tab of a length less than the width of the end walls and a tab receiving memher also of a length less than the width of the end walls. The tab receiving members and the locking tabs interlock to form the spindle.

Turning more specifically to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 designates the blank from which the carton comprising this invention is erected. Blank 1.

" ice includes a first side wall panel 2, a first end wall panel 3, a second side wall panel 4 and a second end wall panel 5, these panels being joined one to the other along the fold lines 6, 7 and 8 respectively. An attachment flap 9 is secured to the side wall panel 2 along the fold line 10. A serrated strip 11 is attached to the blank 1 for facilitating removal of tape from a roll of tape within the erected carton.

A spindle means 15 is formed generally at the center of the side wall panels 2 and 4. Each spindle means 15 includes the locking tab 16 and a tab receiving member 20. Each locking tab 16 is connected to the side walls 2 and 4 along the fold lines 17. At the outer free end of each locking tab 16 is a locking ear 18, the locking ear having a greater width at its base than at its outer extremity. The locking tab 16 includes a pair of shoulders 19, one on each side of the locking ear 18. Each tab receiving member 20 is connected to side panels 2 and 4 along the fold lines 21. The tab receiving member 20 is generally U-shaped, including a pair of legs 22 and a projection 23 on the inner edge of each of its legs, the projections 23 extending toward each other. Secured to the outer edge of the legs 22 of the tab receiving member along the fold lines 24 are guide flaps 25.

From an examination of blank 1 it will be noted that each spindle means 15 is cut therefrom in such a manner that practically no material is wasted. It should be noted that it might be possible in certain situations to form the spindle means 15 such that one included two locking tabs and the other included two tab receiving members. In these situations, the bridges 40 (FIG. 3), to be described hereinafter, would function in the same manner, only a reversal of parts being involved.

A carton is erected from blank 1 as follows. Panels 2, 3, and 4 and 5 are folded about the lines 6, 7 and 8 to form four upstanding walls as shown in FIG. 3. Attachment flap 9 is then secured to end wall panel 4 by suitable means such as gluing. A side view of this carton is shown in FIG. 2. A wide roll of tape may then be inserted between the side walls 2 and 4 of this carton. Each tab receiving member 20 is folded toward the center of the carton about the fold lines 21. Next, each locking tab r16 is folded toward the center of the carton about fold lines 17, the shoulders 19 thereof being brought into contact with the legs 22 of the U-shaped tab receiving members 20. The locking ears 18 are then forced between the legs 22 as shown in FIG. 5. The carton is completely assembled from the blank 1 by simply securing attachment flap 9 to end wall panel 5 and by snapping the locking cars 18 of locking tabs 16 between the legs 22 of the tab receiving member 20.

This carton is especially rigid as will be better understood from an examination of FIGS. 4 and 5. Locking ears 18 are secured between the roll of tape T and the tab receiving member 20. The tab cannot move laterally since it lies between legs 22 of tab .receiving member 20. So long as a roll of tape T is within the carton, the locking cars 18 cannot be pulled from the position shown in FIG. 4 since any downward movement thereof causes the legs 22 to bind against the shoulders 19 of locking tabs 16. Consequently, the structure is such that equal and opposite force relationships are created making it impossible to disengage the ears 18 by moving them downwardly without tearing the material from which the carton is fabricated. This is because the force applied downwardly on a locking ear 18 against tab receiving member 20 creates an equal force applied by the legs 22 of tab receiving member 20 downwardly against shoulders 19 of locking tab 16. The roll of tape T within the carton thus positively assures that locking tab 16 cannot disengage from tab receiving member 20 as the 20. The-guide flaps 25 alongeach side of each tab receiving member 20 aid in positioning the tape roll within the.carton. as shown in FIG. 3. Notonly does this carton exhibit exceptional strength and rigidity, it also is especially well adapted to accommodate a wide roll of tape. Further, the carton may be quickly and simply erected. A one-piece blank is utilized, the blank being of generally rectangular shape thus reducing material re- ,quired to a minimum. The carton may be collapsed during storage and shipment into a fiat package. Since the carton is of one-piece construction, the chances of damage occurring to-the carton when tape is removed therefrom are minimized.

While only one embodiment of this invention has been shown and described, it may be possible to practice this invention through the use of certain embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. These other embodiments are to be included within the spirit and scope of this invention unless the following claims expressly state otherwise.

I claim:

1. A blank for a rolled tape holding and dispensing carton, comprising: four contiguous wall panels; spindle means formed in alternate panels of said side Wall panels, said spindle means together including a pair of locking tabs and a pair of tab receiving members; and each of said tab receiving members being generally U-shaped, the legs thereof extending away from the point of attachment of said members to said side wall panels; and said locking tabs each including a central locking ear and a shoulder at each side thereof at its outer free edge.

2. A blank for a rolled tape holding and dispensing carton, comprising: four contiguous Wall panels and an attachment flap hingedly connected one to the other; spindle means formed in alternate panels of said side Wall panels, each of said spindle means including a locking tab and a tab receiving member; said locking tab and said tab receiving member of each of said spindle means extending toward each other; each of said tab receiving member being generally U-shaped, the legs thereof extending away from the point of attachment of said members to said side wall panels; and said locking tabs each including a central locking ear and a shoulder at each side thereof at its outer free edge.

3. A blank for a rolled tape holding and dispensing carton, comprising: a first end wall panel, a first side wall panel, a second end'wall panel and a second side wall panel successively joined together along fold lines; a spindle means formed in each of said side walls; each of said spindle means including a locking tab connected to a side wall panel and a tab receiving member connected to a side wall panel; the length of each of said locking tabs and the length of each of said tab receiving members being less than the width of said side wall panels; said locking tab and said tab receiving members extending toward each other; each of said tab receiving members being generally U shaped, the legs thereof extending away from the point -wall panel.

- 4. A blank forarolled tape-holdinga-nddispensing car- 'ton, comprising: a first end Wallpanel, a-firstsidewall panel, a second end wall panel anda second side' wall panel successively joined togetheralong fold lines;- a spin- -dle means formed in each -of-said-side walls; ea'chof said spindle means including a locking tab connected to a side wall panel and atab receiving member'connected-to'a side wall panel; the length of each of said locking tabs and the length of each of said tab receiving members being less than the width of said side wall panels; said locking tab and said tab-i receiving members extending toward each other; each of said tab receiving members being generally U'-shaped, the inner edges of the legs-of said U-shaped members having projections'extending toward each other; the combined lengths of said tab receiving member and said locking tab being greater than the width of an end wal-lpanel; said locking tab including a central locking ear-and ashoulder at each side thereof on its Outer free edge.

5. A blank for a rolled tape holding and dispensing carton, comprising: a first end wall panel, a first sidewall panel, a second end wall panel and a second side wall panel successively joined together along fold lines; a spindle means formed in each of said side walls; each of said spindle means including a locking tab connected to a side wall panel and a tab receiving member connected to a side wall panel; the length of each of said locking tabs and the length of each of said tab receiving members being less than the width of said side Wall panels; said locking tab and said tab receiving members extending toward each other; each of said tab receiving members being generally U-shaped, the inner edges of the legs of said U- shaped members having projections extending toward each other; the combined lengths of said tab receiving member arid said locking tab being greater than the width of an end wall panel; said locking tab including a central "locking ear cut from between said legs of said U-shaped member and a shoulder at each side thereof on its outer free edge; said locking ear being smaller at its outer end than at its base; arid guide flaps hingedly secured along the outer-edge of each of said'legs of each of said U- shaped tab receiving members. 7

6. A rolled tape holding and dispensing carton, comprising: a pair of end walls and a pair of side walls; an opening formed generally in the center of each of said side walls; a pair of diametrically spaced bridge means connected to said side walls at the edges of said openings and extending through the carton to form a spindle; each of said bridge means including a locking tab of a length less "than the width of said end walls and a tab receiving member of a length less than said width of said end wall; said tab receiving member being of generally U-shape, the legs'thereof extending toward the opposite side wall; and said locking tab including a central locking ear and a pair of shoulders at each side thereof at its outer free end, said locking ear extending between the'legs of said U- shaped tab receiving member and said shoulders bearing againstsaid legs.

7. A rolled tape holding and dispensing carton, comprising: a pair of end walls and a pair of side walls; an opening formed generally in the center of each of said side walls; a pair. of diametrically spaced bridge means connected to said side walls at the edges of said openings and extending through the carton to form a spindle; each of "said bridge means including a lockingtab of alength less than the width of said end walls and a tab receiving member' of a length less than said'width of said end walls; said tab receiving member being of generally U-shaped and including a'porjection on each leg thereof, said projec- "tions extending toward each other; the combined lengths of said'lo'cking tab and said tab receiving member being greater than said-width of said end walls; said locking tab including a central locking ear and a shoul der at each-side thereof on its outer free edge, said locking ear.extendingbetween the legs of said U-shaped tabre- 'ceiving member and said shoulders being against said legs.

8. A rolled tape holding and dispensing carton, com- :prising; aypaindf-eridwalls and a; pair of side-walls; an

.uopening formed :generally in the center of. each of said side 'iw'al-lsgca ipaircof diametricallyspaced bridge means connected to said side walls at the edges of said openings and extending through the carton to form a spindle; each of said bridge means including a locking tab of a length less than the width of said end walls and a tab receiving member of a length less than said width of said end walls; said tab receiving member being of generally U-shape and including a projection on each leg thereof, said projections extending toward each other; the combined lengths of said locking tab and said tab receiving member being greater than said width of said end walls; said locking tab including a central locking ear and a shoulder at each side thereof on its outer free edge, said locking ear extending between the legs of said U-shaped tab receiving 5 receiving members.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Weiss Sept. 8, 1936 2,890,821 Becker June 16, 1959 Ryder Jan. 19, 1960 

